CVE-2025-43929

low-risk
Published 2025-04-20

open_actions.py in kitty before 0.41.0 does not ask for user confirmation before running a local executable file that may have been linked from an untrusted document (e.g., a document opened in KDE ghostwriter).

Do I need to act?

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0.06% chance of exploitation
EPSS score — low exploit probability
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Not on CISA KEV list
No confirmed active exploitation reported to CISA
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Patch status unknown
Check vendor advisories for fix availability and mitigation guidance
4
CVSS 4.1/10 Medium
LOCAL / HIGH complexity

Affected Products (1)

Kitty

Affected Vendors

Kovidgoyal

References (5)

Product https://ghostwriter.kde.org/documentation/#links
Exploit https://github.com/0xBenCantCode/CVE-2025-43929
Patch https://github.com/kovidgoyal/kitty/commit/ce5cfdd9caf44c538af800a07162e1f49bd53...
Patch https://github.com/kovidgoyal/kitty/compare/v0.40.1...v0.41.0
Exploit https://hitman.services/cve-2025-43929/
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/ 100
low-risk
Severity 11/34 · Low
Exploitability 0/34 · Minimal
Exposure 5/34 · Minimal